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Counties in Minnesota by housing units

Hennepin County had the highest housing units of 87 counties in 2023, at 564,441. Red Lake County had the lowest, at 1,884. The median was 11,252 and the figure for Minnesota was 2.52 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest564,441Hennepin County
Lowest1,884Red Lake County
Median11,25287 counties
Minnesota2,519,538History

Map of counties, 2023

Aitkin County: 14,203 countAnoka County: 140,246 countBecker County: 19,869 countBeltrami County: 21,583 countBenton County: 17,484 countBig Stone County: 2,984 countBlue Earth County: 29,544 countBrown County: 11,802 countCarlton County: 15,830 countCarver County: 41,395 countCass County: 24,294 countChippewa County: 5,649 countChisago County: 22,711 countClay County: 27,241 countClearwater County: 4,449 countCook County: 6,024 countCottonwood County: 5,163 countCrow Wing County: 42,191 countDakota County: 176,447 countDodge County: 8,399 countDouglas County: 22,087 countFaribault County: 6,921 countFillmore County: 9,669 countFreeborn County: 14,116 countGoodhue County: 21,071 countGrant County: 3,146 countHennepin County: 564,441 countHouston County: 8,755 countHubbard County: 14,760 countIsanti County: 16,976 countItasca County: 25,589 countJackson County: 4,914 countKanabec County: 7,793 countKandiyohi County: 20,212 countKittson County: 2,279 countKoochiching County: 7,418 countLac qui Parle County: 3,474 countLake County: 7,405 countLake of the Woods County: 3,457 countLe Sueur County: 12,978 countLincoln County: 3,061 countLyon County: 11,252 countMcLeod County: 15,936 countMahnomen County: 2,552 countMarshall County: 4,416 countMartin County: 9,715 countMeeker County: 10,671 countMille Lacs County: 12,958 countMorrison County: 16,204 countMower County: 16,963 countMurray County: 4,401 countNicollet County: 13,530 countNobles County: 8,398 countNorman County: 3,228 countOlmsted County: 70,255 countOtter Tail County: 36,669 countPennington County: 6,755 countPine County: 17,148 countPipestone County: 4,316 countPolk County: 14,670 countPope County: 6,411 countRamsey County: 231,606 countRed Lake County: 1,884 countRedwood County: 7,103 countRenville County: 6,911 countRice County: 25,173 countRock County: 4,236 countRoseau County: 7,188 countSt. Louis County: 103,924 countScott County: 55,687 countSherburne County: 36,581 countSibley County: 6,482 countStearns County: 66,211 countSteele County: 15,878 countStevens County: 4,201 countSwift County: 4,697 countTodd County: 12,929 countTraverse County: 1,896 countWabasha County: 10,229 countWadena County: 6,990 countWaseca County: 7,910 countWashington County: 107,035 countWatonwan County: 4,904 countWilkin County: 2,977 countWinona County: 21,763 countWright County: 56,153 countYellow Medicine County: 4,512 count
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count, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Hennepin County: 564,441 countHennepin County564,441Ramsey County: 231,606 countRamsey County231,606Dakota County: 176,447 countDakota County176,447Anoka County: 140,246 countAnoka County140,246Washington County: 107,035 countWashington County107,035St. Louis County: 103,924 countSt. Louis County103,924Olmsted County: 70,255 countOlmsted County70,255Stearns County: 66,211 countStearns County66,211Wright County: 56,153 countWright County56,153Scott County: 55,687 countScott County55,687Crow Wing County: 42,191 countCrow Wing County42,191Carver County: 41,395 countCarver County41,395Otter Tail County: 36,669 countOtter Tail County36,669Sherburne County: 36,581 countSherburne County36,581Blue Earth County: 29,544 countBlue Earth County29,544Clay County: 27,241 countClay County27,241Itasca County: 25,589 countItasca County25,589Rice County: 25,173 countRice County25,173Cass County: 24,294 countCass County24,294Chisago County: 22,711 countChisago County22,711Douglas County: 22,087 countDouglas County22,087Winona County: 21,763 countWinona County21,763Beltrami County: 21,583 countBeltrami County21,583Goodhue County: 21,071 countGoodhue County21,071Kandiyohi County: 20,212 countKandiyohi County20,212Becker County: 19,869 countBecker County19,869Benton County: 17,484 countBenton County17,484Pine County: 17,148 countPine County17,148Isanti County: 16,976 countIsanti County16,976Mower County: 16,963 countMower County16,963Morrison County: 16,204 countMorrison County16,204McLeod County: 15,936 countMcLeod County15,936Steele County: 15,878 countSteele County15,878Carlton County: 15,830 countCarlton County15,830Hubbard County: 14,760 countHubbard County14,760Polk County: 14,670 countPolk County14,670Aitkin County: 14,203 countAitkin County14,203Freeborn County: 14,116 countFreeborn County14,116Nicollet County: 13,530 countNicollet County13,530Le Sueur County: 12,978 countLe Sueur County12,978Hennepin County: 564,441 countHennepin County564,441Ramsey County: 231,606 countRamsey County231,606Dakota County: 176,447 countDakota County176,447Anoka County: 140,246 countAnoka County140,246Washington County: 107,035 countWashington County107,035St. Louis County: 103,924 countSt. Louis County103,924Olmsted County: 70,255 countOlmsted County70,255Stearns County: 66,211 countStearns County66,211Wright County: 56,153 countWright County56,153Scott County: 55,687 countScott County55,687Crow Wing County: 42,191 countCrow Wing County42,191Carver County: 41,395 countCarver County41,395Otter Tail County: 36,669 countOtter Tail County36,669Sherburne County: 36,581 countSherburne County36,581Blue Earth County: 29,544 countBlue Earth County29,544Clay County: 27,241 countClay County27,241Itasca County: 25,589 countItasca County25,589Rice County: 25,173 countRice County25,173Cass County: 24,294 countCass County24,294Chisago County: 22,711 countChisago County22,711Douglas County: 22,087 countDouglas County22,087Winona County: 21,763 countWinona County21,763Beltrami County: 21,583 countBeltrami County21,583Goodhue County: 21,071 countGoodhue County21,071Kandiyohi County: 20,212 countKandiyohi County20,212Becker County: 19,869 countBecker County19,869Benton County: 17,484 countBenton County17,484Pine County: 17,148 countPine County17,148Isanti County: 16,976 countIsanti County16,976Mower County: 16,963 countMower County16,963Morrison County: 16,204 countMorrison County16,204McLeod County: 15,936 countMcLeod County15,936Steele County: 15,878 countSteele County15,878Carlton County: 15,830 countCarlton County15,830Hubbard County: 14,760 countHubbard County14,760Polk County: 14,670 countPolk County14,670Aitkin County: 14,203 countAitkin County14,203Freeborn County: 14,116 countFreeborn County14,116Nicollet County: 13,530 countNicollet County13,530Le Sueur County: 12,978 countLe Sueur County12,978
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
count		Change on 2022
1Hennepin County564,441+1.3%
2Ramsey County231,606+1%
3Dakota County176,447+1.3%
4Anoka County140,246+1.2%
5Washington County107,035+2.1%
6St. Louis County103,924+0.2%
7Olmsted County70,255+1.5%
8Stearns County66,211+0.6%
9Wright County56,153+2.2%
10Scott County55,687+1.9%
11Crow Wing County42,191+0.9%
12Carver County41,395+2%
13Otter Tail County36,669+0.4%
14Sherburne County36,581+1.5%
15Blue Earth County29,544+1%
16Clay County27,241+0.9%
17Itasca County25,589-0%
18Rice County25,173+0.4%
19Cass County24,294+0.7%
20Chisago County22,711+1.2%
21Douglas County22,087+0.9%
22Winona County21,763+0.3%
23Beltrami County21,583+0.8%
24Goodhue County21,071+0.8%
25Kandiyohi County20,212+0.9%
26Becker County19,869+1%
27Benton County17,484+1%
28Pine County17,148+0.8%
29Isanti County16,976+1.8%
30Mower County16,963+0.2%
31Morrison County16,204+0.5%
32McLeod County15,936+0.4%
33Steele County15,878+0.9%
34Carlton County15,830+0.6%
35Hubbard County14,760+0.2%
36Polk County14,670-0%
37Aitkin County14,2030%
38Freeborn County14,116-0.2%
39Nicollet County13,530+0.5%
40Le Sueur County12,978+0.7%
41Mille Lacs County12,958+0.6%
42Todd County12,929+0.7%
43Brown County11,802+0.3%
44Lyon County11,252+0.6%
45Meeker County10,671+0.5%
46Wabasha County10,229+0.5%
47Martin County9,715-0.2%
48Fillmore County9,669+0.6%
49Houston County8,755+0.3%
50Dodge County8,399+0.8%
51Nobles County8,398-0.3%
52Waseca County7,910+0.1%
53Kanabec County7,793+0.3%
54Koochiching County7,418-0.3%
55Lake County7,405+0.4%
56Roseau County7,188+0.4%
57Redwood County7,103-0.1%
58Wadena County6,990+0.3%
59Faribault County6,921+0.1%
60Renville County6,911-0.6%
61Pennington County6,755+1.2%
62Sibley County6,482+0.3%
63Pope County6,411+0.6%
64Cook County6,024+0.7%
65Chippewa County5,649+0.2%
66Cottonwood County5,163+0.1%
67Jackson County4,9140%
68Watonwan County4,904+0.5%
69Swift County4,697+0.3%
70Yellow Medicine County4,512-0.3%
71Clearwater County4,449-0.3%
72Marshall County4,416-0.3%
73Murray County4,401-0.4%
74Pipestone County4,316-0.5%
75Rock County4,2360%
76Stevens County4,201-0%
77Lac qui Parle County3,474-0.3%
78Lake of the Woods County3,457+0.6%
79Norman County3,228+0.5%
80Grant County3,146-0.6%
81Lincoln County3,061-0%
82Big Stone County2,984+0.1%
83Wilkin County2,977-0.5%
84Mahnomen County2,552-0.7%
85Kittson County2,279-0.1%
86Traverse County1,896+0.4%
87Red Lake County1,884+0.6%

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All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A survey estimate averaged over five years, not a count on one date.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units (Counties in Minnesota by housing units, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Counties in Minnesota by housing units, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/minnesota-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest housing units?

Hennepin County, with 564,441 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest housing units?

Red Lake County, with 1,884 in 2023.

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